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Are lovies safe now?

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The sleep book I am reading right now recommends lovies so I am thinking about buying one of these blankies because they're super cute and I want to help LO self-soothe at night. Do you think it is safe after 6 months? I have to admit I am so paranoid even though I know the SIDS risk is basically gone. Should I just get one and get over it? Sigh.
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  • LuckyBride06LuckyBride06 member
    I didn't give Ds1 a blanket or lovie until close to 1 year old. I'll probably wait until 10ish months for DS2.
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  • bhdoucettebhdoucette member
    We've been giving one to DD for a couple weeks now that's roughly 8x8. Her muscle control is much better, so if she wanted to move the lovey away, she would be more than able to do so. She mostly just chews on the little animal.
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  • hippehpandahippehpanda

    I think it is all up to you, based on whether or not you feel safe with it.

    My little guy has been holding his head up basically since we left the hospital (obviously to varying degrees), rolled over early, crawled early, and is already plotting out long treks across all of my livingroom furniture when he cruises, so I let him have a thin firm pillow to help him sleep in the angle he likes, and a blanket when he won't sleep in his jammies because he has enough control to push things away, and to squirm out from under anything that may cover his face. 

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  • sunnyday016sunnyday016 member
    We have the same lovey- DS has 2 of the brown bear. He loves them. We've been giving them to him for about 2 months now.
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  • mfgale09mfgale09 member
    I worried alot about this too but after the boys started rolling over well I gave them one and would go take it away when they fell asleep.  Now I just leave it though.  We just use the little thin a&a ones, very breathable....the pack also comes with 2 which is nice :)  
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  • Sparks in training!Sparks in training! member
    Sometimes I think I missed the cool mom class.... What is a Lovey?
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  • ZimgerZimger member

    imageSparks in training!:
    Sometimes I think I missed the cool mom class.... What is a Lovey?

    Typically a blanket or stuffed animal. Although some children choose the oddest comfort items. I've seen children with comfort items such as washcloths, plastic toy, and one even insisted on a certain red block.

    OP I have let our LO fall asleep with his blanket for the past few months. After he falls asleep I move it aside. He chose the blanket himself. If he hadn't I wouldn't have introduced anything at this time.

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  • cmsdouglascmsdouglas member
    We have the same one, except the pink elephant. She's been sleeping with it for a while now and it helps so so much. Without it, her arms kind of flail around and keep her awake. I feel like she can move it away if she needs to, so I don't worry about it as much as I used to!
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  • Misa418Misa418 member
    On a side note, your picture is gorgeous! Where is that??
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  • punkfiction_v.3punkfiction_v.3 member
    dd4 has a lovey. and a blanket. 
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